epigram (redirected from epigrammatising)

ep·i·gram  (p-grm)

n.

1. A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation.

2. A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement. See Synonyms at saying.

3. Epigrammatic discourse or expression.

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[Middle English, from Old French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Greek, from epigraphein, to mark the surface, inscribe : epi-, epi- + graphein, to write; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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epigram

Noun

1. a witty remark

2. a short poem with a witty ending [Greek epi upon + graphein to write]

epigrammatic adj

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epigram

a pithy statement, often containing a paradox. — epigrammatist, n.

See also: Proverbs

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a pithy statement, often containing a paradox.

See also: Language

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

epigram - a witty saying quip locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

Translations

epigram [ˈɛpɪgræm] n → epigrama m

epigram [ˈɛpɪgræm] n → Epigramm nt